Carl Barat has performed his new songs on a 'secret' tour of Europe. The ex-Libertine's new band, Dirty Pretty Things (hang on though, isn't there another band with that name who are trying to stop Barat nicking it?) played the songs last Tuesday in at the Triptyque in Paris following a small number of unannounced shows in Italy. Barat also played a few Libertines songs, 'Can't Stand Me Now', 'Time For Heroes' and 'France'.
After the event Barat spoke to NME.com, saying "I've taken a year to sweep up the pieces, focusing, and remembering who I was and why I did what I did rather than tying up the loose ends of the Libertines, which has really taken up a lot of time and emotional space."
Bassist Didz Hammond who, as previously reported, joined Barat after leaving previous band The Cooper Temple Clause, sang the lead on one song as well as providing backing vocals elsewhere. The interview with Barat will be published in NME this week.